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HLA CAPE STUDENT HIT-TRX-VOTOPS

HLA CAPE STUDENT HIT-SOTVO

' he didn't see the car or the car didn't see him and he got hit.'

HLB BIGELOW ARREST FOLO-TRX-VOTOPS

A FORMER LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER --

BUSTED.

HLC COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-TRX-VOTOPS

BOOBOO BACK HOME.

AFTER THREE DAYS ON THE RUN --

A GRIZZLY BEAR IN COLLIER COUNTY IS SAFE TONIGHT.

5PM OPEN-CLIP

CAPE STUDENT HIT-SOTTOPS

JONATHAN CRUZ IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE TONIGHT, HIT BY A CAR ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL.

"He was dropped off from school, went to cross the street and obviously he didn't see the car."

NBC 2 TALKES EXCLUSIVELY WITH CRIUZ'S GRANDFATHER AS THE TEEN FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE--

MEANTINE, PARENTS AT THIS CAPEC CORAL HIGH SCHOOL THE ACCIDENT WAS INEVITABLE.

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CRUZ IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW AT LEE MEMORIAL.

HE SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP AND INJURIES TO HIS BRAIN.

THE TEEN WAS HIT ON DE NAVARRA STREET. TRYING TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SCHOOL.

CAPE STUDENT HIT-REM-1

Right now- 16 year old Jonathan Cruz is listed in critical condition here at lee memorial hospital.

CAPE STUDENT HIT-PKG-BNR

Joey Forit

Island Coast High School Student

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Daniel Anderson

Victim's grandfather

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It's not what island coast high school student Joey forit expects to see when he pulls up to school.

Sot Joey forit, island coast high school student "All I saw was a bunch of fire trucks, ambulances, cop cars, it was just. I thought something happened, but I'd didnt really know what until I went into class and got the full story."

His friend and classmate Jonathan Cruz-hit by this pickup truck.

Sot Daniel Anderson, victims grandfather "He was dropped off for school and he crossed the street, and obviously he didn't see the car or the car didn't see him and he got hit."

Daniel Anderson is Jonathan's grandfather.

He tells us his grandson was trying to cross 4 lanes of traffic when the incident occurred.

He was Hit so hard- his gymshoes stayed behind.

Sot Daniel

He's got a broken hip and some swelling on the brain."

Right now- the 16 year old is recovering from emergency surgery.

Sot Daniel

Sometimes accidents happen, and we just have to pray that everything comes out alright."

His family and friends trying to deal with what happened.

Sot Joey

I'm worried about him."

Instead of worries, the family is asking for something else.

Sot Daniel

" we'd like to ask that anybody who could throw up some prayers for him- we'd certainly appreciate it."

Sot Joey

CAPE STUDENT HIT-REM-1

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No word yet as to if any charges will be filed, But parents tell us- it could have been anyone's kid hit on that road.

Tonight at 6- hear what they have to say.

COLLIER DADE COUNTY MURDER ARREST-PLASMA-SS-OC

A FUGITIVE IS IN CUSTODY AFTER THE US MARSHALLS RAID HIS HIDE-OUT IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE MIAMI MAN IS WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THE FACE SEVERAL TIMES-- KILLING HER.

NBC2S GABY FLEISCHMAN BROKE THIS STORY--

COLLIER DADE COUNTY MURDER ARREST-TRX-PKG

IT WAS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF A MOVIE---

"It's different when you see it on TV and when you see it on real life action, they don't play."

A SURVEILLANCE ROBOT SENT OUT--

US MARSHALLS AND COLLIER COUNTY SWAT TEAMS ARMED AND READY TO GO--

"It was crazy, it was like everybody out here with swat gear, it looked just like call of duty, they were out in the ditches everything like that."

LAW ENFORCEMENT SURROUNDED THIS HOME ON THE 2-THOUSAND BLOCK OF TROPICANA BOULEVARD.

"I hear a whole bunch of commotion in the back and then all I hear is get down, get down its the police its the police."

INSIDE WAS A MIAMI FUGITIVE-- WANTED FOR MURDER.

42-YEAR-OLD IFRAIN QUINTANA HAS BEEN HIDING OUT SINCE DECEMBER--

AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY KILLED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND IN PUBLIC-- RIGHT OUTSIDE OF A MIAMI PHARMACY.

HE REPORTEDLY TAUNTED ARIADNA GONZALEZ CAMPA BEFORE HE SHOT HER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FACE AND CHEST.

"We have to assume based on the nature of that crime that he could be dangerous."

QUINTANA SURRENDERED PEACEFULLY AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

NEIGHBORS ARE RELEIVED THE COMMOTION ENDED SAFELY.

"I think that's kind of dangerous man, as long as they did what they had to do nobody got hurt, nobody got shot, my kid is safe."

COLLIER DADE COUNTY MURDER ARREST-OCTAG

BIGELOW ARREST FOLO-TFC-VO-SS-DISSOLVE LIVE IN TFC

ANOTHER RUN IN WITH THE LAW FOR A FORMER LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARRESTED BRIAN BIGELOW THIS MORNING--

THEY TELL US THEY FOUND TEN SMALL BAGS OF COCAINE IN BIGELOW'S POCKET --

AND MORE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT OF HIS RENTAL CAR.

ALSO IN THE CAR THIS MAN. MARKIS AVILA --

THIS IS HIS MUG SHOT FROM A PREVIOUS ARREST IN 2011.

BIGELOW ARREST FOLO-REM-2

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BIGELOW ARREST FOLO-PKG

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he's a former lee county commissioner-

allegedly caught with cocaine,

and a man who police initially thought was a woman.

*take sot* 36:33 "i saw him once and it was questionable- he was wearing capris- but i just thought that might be a fashion statement he was making."

brian bigelow-

arrested alongside markis avila,

after fort myers officers report catching them in the dunbar community in an area known for drugs.

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the manager of the brookside village apts-

which is where the bust went down-

says she's never seen bigelow before,

but has spotted avila.

*take sot* 37:23 "he has a family member that lives here- that's all i know"

in the middle of the night,

fort myers police say they spotted bigelow outside his car,

and who they

thought was a female passenger in the car.

cops say the former commissioner began acting extremley nervous-

sweating and stuttering.

then, officers allegedly found 10 bags of cocaine on bigelow, along with

a cut straw, which is commonly used for snorting the drug.

police say they also found a bag of cocaine under avila's seat.

both were arrested.

here's bigelow is court today-

facing a judge.

27:42 "we'll set bond."

his co-defendant-

has a past.

back in 2011,

fort myers police again thought avila was a woman, and arrested him for disturbing the peace after he reportedly

began screaming obsenities and throwing things at a man in the road-

as for bigelow-

around 11 am-

he was released from jail and taken to a medical facility, but the

BIGELOW ARREST FOLO-REM-2

*live tag*

coming up at 6-

BIGELOW PREVIOUS ISSUES-SS

IT WASN'T LONG AGO WHEN BIGELOW WAS DEFIANTLY DENYING DRUG USE.

BACK IN NOVEMBER DEPUTIES CITED THE FORMER COMMISSIONER FOR LETTING A 17 YEAR OLD WHO DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE DRIVE HIS CAR.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE TEEN AFTER THEY FOUND DRUGS IN BIGELOWS CAR.

THAT TEEN SAID THE COCAINE HE WAS CARRYING BELONGED TO BIGELOW.

BARR ARRAIGNMENT-SS-VO-SS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PROSECUTORS WON'T SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING A PUNTA GORDA WOMAN

TARA SIDAROVICH DISAPPEARED IN 2001.

PHILLIP BARR PLED NOT GUILTY TO HER DEATH IN COURT TODAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE AND

CHAR CO DEPUTY INJURED SEARCH-SSTOPS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE TWO MEN -- WHO INJURED A DEPUTY IN A HIT AND RUN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HUNTER MORRISON AND JEFFREY MAY WERE IN A TRUCK THAT HIT A DEPUTY IN THE LEG AS HE TRIED TO SERVE A WARRANT.

NFM GUN BURGLARY ARREST-VOTOPS-SS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY ARRESTED THE THIRD AND FINAL PERSON INVOLVED IN A BURGLARY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

DEPUTIES SAY DEREK PARENT HAD GUNS IN IS POSSESSION WHEN THEY CARRIED OUT A SEARCH WARRANT OF HIS HOME IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.

DEPUTIES ALREADY ARRESTED AND CHARGED JOSEPH RIVERA

MURDER VICTIM TREE PLANTING-NATSVO

PEOPLE IN FORT MYERS GOT TOGETHER TODAY TO HONOR ONE OF THE CITY'S MURDER VICTIMS.

takeNats: 16:44 people are given life but we still will pass on 16:47

FLORINE POWELL-- READ A POEM SHE WROTE, AT CLEMENTE PARK --

THAT'S WHERE HER 20 YEAR OLD SON CEDRIC ROBINSON WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN JUNE 2011.

TODAY, FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLANTED A NATIVE FLORIDA LIVE OAK TREE IN HIS MEMORY.

MURDER VICTIM TREE PLANTING-SOTVO

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super= Florine Powell, victim's mother

13:36 I just want to let me my community know that you know we can't just give up, you know if maybe my case was solved, there's still others out there 13:50

THE GROUP "MOTHERS AGAINST MURDER" WANTS TO CREATE A MEMORIAL FOR ALL THE CITY'S MURDER VICTIMS--

CHAR CO HEALTH DEPARTMENT MOVE-OC

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CONSOLIDATING.

IT MOVED ALL MEDICAL SERVICES FROM PUNTA GORDA TO PORT CHARLOTTE.

TSA SCANNERS-VO

THE TSA IS ORDERING AIRPORTS TO GET RID OF AIRPORT BODY SCANNERS THAT PRODUCE A NAKED IMAGE OF PASSENGERS.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SCANNERS.

SOME PRODUCE A GENERIC IMAGE THAT OUTLINES WHERE AGENTS NEED TO SEARCH.

THOSE SCANNERS WILL STAY IN AIRPORTS - LIKE THESE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

OTHER SCANNERS ARE MORE DETAILED AND RAISED PRIVACY CONCERNS.

NAPLES REAL ESTATE NUMBERS-VO

ENCOURAGING NEWS TODAY FOR NAPLES REAL ESTATE.

THE 'NAPLES AREA BOARD OF REALTORS' RELEASED YEAR-END NUMBERS THAT SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN THE MARKET.

SALES INCREASED IN BY NINE PERCENT IN 2012--

WITH THE MEDIAN CLOSING PRICE JUMPING UP BY SEVENTEEN PERCENT.

NAPLES REAL ESTATE NUMBERS-SOTVO

"I think we're really looking at a positive 2013 this year if everything continues on, the season is looking pretty good so far, everybody is busy."

PYTHON HUNT NUMBERS-VO

THEY CAUGHT MORE PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES THIS WEEK.

F-W-C SAYS 21 BURMESE PYTHONS HAVE BEEN KILLED SO FAR IN THE PYTHON CHALLENGE.

THE TOAL WAS 11 ON MONDAY.

IF COOL TEMPERATURES PERSIST --

IT COULD DRIVE THE SNAKES TOWARD SUNNY SURFACES.

ENDO COMING HOME TODAY-VOTOPS

AND REMEMBER ENDO --

THE BULL MASTIFF WHO WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY IN CAPE CORAL TWO YEARS AGO?

HE IS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM A SHELTER IN WISCONSIN --

AND IS EXPECTED HOME TONIGHT!

COMING UP AT SIX --

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

AN OLD SYSTEM MAY BE GETTING A FACE LIFT.

WHY ONE FLORIDA SENATOR SAYS ITS TIME TO UPDATE VOTER REGISTRATION.

AND BOO BOO THE BEAR BACK HOME TONIGHT.

TZ1 A) IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-VO-WIPE

TZ1 B) COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

MARKET CLOSE-CGTOPS

ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

SLIGHTLY WARMER WEEKEND

All systems go with the cooler air. It finally feels like January!

It's hard to believe that we have been dealing with temperatures around 84 degrees most of the month then boom a cold front pushes through and we struggle to get to 70 degrees.

That's what we dealt with on Friday. Temps started off in the 40s and barely reached the 70s. Quite a shock to the system because we have become acclimated to the above average temperatures.

As we go through the weekend we expect the cold front that ushered this air into the area to retreat to the north as a warm front. That will do two things for us:

1. Increase the temperatures

2. Give us more cloud cover

So we are anticipating a mostly cloudy weekend with temperatures starting off in the upper 50s then reaching highs near 79.

IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-OC

ONE FLORIDA SENATOR WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY WE REGISTER TO VOTE.

HE WANTS ALL ADULTS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED

IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-TFC

JEFF CLEMENS OF LAKE WORTH BELIEVES ITS TIME TO BRING VOTER REGISTRATION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY --

IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-VO

HE'S SPONSORING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE.

THE BILL DIRECTS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES TO AUTOMATICALLY REGISTER ELIGIBLE ADULTS WHEN THEY APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

CURRENTLY YOU'RE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER.

IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-SOTVO

---SOT--- Clemens

---SOT--- Sen. Jeff Clemens/ D-Lake Worth

"It doesn't mean you have to vote. In fact, I'm not even sure if it will lead to more people voting. But it should get rid of some of the red tape that comes along with having to deal with these third party registration groups and all the different ways that we register people to vote."

CLEMENS WENT ON TO SAY THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM WAS USED TO FIND WAYS TO LIMIT WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTERS.

IMPROVING VOTER REGISTRATION-TFC

SENATOR CLEMENS SAYS HIS BILL WOULD NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO VOTE.

PEOPLE COULD OPT OUT IF THEY WISHED.

HE ALSO THINKS AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION WOULD MAKE ELECTION SUPERVISORS' JOBS A LITTLE EASIER BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND TIME VERIFYING REGISTRATIONS,

KIDS FREE AT NAPLES ZOO-CG

KIDS CAN GET IN FREE AT THE NAPLES ZOO THIS WEEKEND.

ALL YOU NEED IS A COUPON --

AND ONE PAYING ADULT.

THE ALL DAY PASS INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE ZOO AND THE HISTORIC GARDEN AS WELL AS SHOWS --

EXHIBITS AND A BOAT RIDE TO VISIT THE MONKEYS.

WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THE COUPON ON OUR WEBSITE --

N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM.

INAUGURAL SUNSHINE BAND FESTIVAL-NATSVO

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR SOME BLUES MUSIC TONIGHT. HEAD TO DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

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THE INAUGURAL 20-12 SUNSHINE BLUES FESTIVAL IN CENTENNIEL PARK FEATURES SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSIENSS.

INAUGURAL SUNSHINE BAND FESTIVAL-SOTVO

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

AN INTENIVE WEEK LONG SEARCH IN COLLIER COUNTY IS OVER.

BOO BOO THE BEAR HAS BEEN ELUDING AUTHORITIES --

UNTIL TODAY.

TZ2 A) COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-VO

TZ2 B) NEW AT 6 TEASE-VOTOPS

FL FORTUNE 500-CG

FORTUNE 500 IS OUT WITH ITS ANNUAL LIST OF "BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR".

GOOGLE REMAINS NUMBER ONE.

BUT FIVE FLORIDA COMPANIES MADE THE LIST.

ULTIMATE SOFTWARE IN WESTON CRACKED THE TOP TEN.

IT'S CLIENTS INCLUDE *GOOGLE*--

QUICKEN LOANS AND THE NEW YORK YANKEES!

OTHER FLORIDA COMPANIES IN THE LIST INCLUDE DARDEN RESTAURANTS AT NUMBER 65.

THOSE INCLUDE RED LOBSTER--

OLIVE GARDEN AND LONGHORNS.

FL UNEMPLOYMENT-SS

NEW NUMBERS FOR DECEMBER SHOW

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN FLORIDA DIPPED TO 8 PERCENT. UP A-TENTH OF A POINT FROM NOVEMBER.

COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-2SH-VO-BOXES

THANKS TO A WATCHFUL EYE AND SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED TRACKING --

BOO BOO THE GRIZZLY CUB IS BACK HOME TONIGHT.

THE BEAR ESCAPED FROM AN ENCLOSURE IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES EARLIER THIS WEEK.

OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO TRANQUILIZE THE CUB TODAY.

COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-REM-26

COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-VO

COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-SOTVO

COLLIER GRIZZLY SEARCH-REM-26

NEW AT 530-BNR-2SHOT

NBC2 IS UNCOVERING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THAT RAID YESTERDAY AT A COLLIER COUNTY PHARMACY.

AGENTS TELL US THE OWNERS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MEDICARE FRAUD!

AND THE FLU IS TAKING IT'S TOLL--

THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST SEASONS ON RECORD!

THE C-D-C JUST RELEASED DETAILS ON WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING BETTER!

A) PHARMACY RAID-VO-WIPE

B) FLU STATS-VOTOPS